Steve Maas
Research Associate
West Jordan, Utah, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteve Maas is a research associate and lead developer with 17+ years building scientific software for simulation and visualization, best known as co-inventor and principal maintainer of FEBio, an open-source finite element solver for large-deformation biomechanics and biophysics. He holds a PhD in Computing and a Master's in Physics, combining deep domain knowledge with production-grade C++ development and numerical methods expertise. Based in West Jordan, Utah, he has translated academic research into widely used industrial tools and continues to consult part-time on C++, scientific computing, finite element methods, and visualization. An unusual strength is his long-term stewardship of a single, impactful open-source codebase—shaping both its technical direction and its adoption across academia and industry.
17 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Physics, Master's degree, Physics at University of Antwerp, BelgiumThe University of Utah
Dutch, English, French
Github Skills (32)
solver10
matlab8
mongoose8
sparse-matrix7
suitesparse7
sparse6
mathematics6
umfpack6
graph-algorithms6
cpp5
matrix5
mechanics3
least-squares3
dynamics2
python-interface2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
febiosoftware/PostView
Feb 2016 - Aug 2020
Contributions:589 commits, 7 pushes in 4 years 7 months
febiosoftware/FEBioStudio
Jul 2019 - Jan 2023
Contributions:22 releases, 2283 commits, 4 PRs in 3 years 6 months
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